Hey, I know I posted this in the audio section and where it most likely belongs, but that forum doesnt seem to get as much traffic as this one and I am on a slight time crunch, so I apologize for any misposting. However, if someone who has done this before would be able to explain these few seemingly simple tasks, I'd really aprreciate it.



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RSX deck install newbie questions
I am trying to install a Sony deck into my 05 rsx base-type without paying an installer for $50. I have a few questions so I dont mess anything up.

1. I bought a connector from Metra for honda/acura, however the sony harness comes with a black wire with a hook I assume is ground, but the Metra one does not have this hook. What do I do with these 2 black wires? Do i even need to ground? I unfortunately dont know much about electronics.

2. Although the colors are not in the same order in the sony vs. metra harness, most seem to match. Some colors are solid and some have a black stripe, I assume match solid with solid and stripe to stripe. However, the sony harness has 1 blue soild and 1 blue striped, but the Metra harness only has a solid blue, but then has this orange stripped one. All the ther colors seem to match. Should I just not connect the orange striped and blue striped one?

Thank you so much for the help guys, I am trying to learn how to do this on my own and would really appreciate the help. Thanks!

 

Check the wiring diagram for both the factory radio nd the new one. 70% of the time you jus match back the wires in a case where they different u need to know which color wirre does what so u can match it back. if everything else matches up and the black is left out i guess u have to ground it yourself.

 

Yeah, they should have a diagram with the harness you bought. Look at that and compared it with the factory harness diagram.

 

Oh, and make sure you are soldering these connections and not using butt connectors.

Butt connectors come loose and you will have to pull it apart and do it all again.

 

The blue wires on the sony harness are for the power antenna and the remote turn on lead. Dont connect the blue with a white line on it just match up the colors and you should be ok.